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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4695100, member: 110350"]When I stated that the coin I posted earlier in this thread was my only coin of Theodosius I, I completely forgot to mention that one of the several rather wretched LRBs that I bought from a local coin shop a couple of blocks from where I lived, back in 1963 or 1964 when I was 8 or 9 years old -- at the price of four coins for a dollar! -- was actually a Theodosius I. All the dealer told me was that the emperor was known as Theodosius the Great, which I found immensely impressive at that age regardless of the coin's condition! I didn't identify the type until many years later, from my 1981 edition of Sear's Roman Coin Values. (It may be in poor condition, but at least it was identifiable!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried to photograph it for the first time today, so here it is:</p><p><br /></p><p>Theodosius I, AE2 (Sear: Maiorina), 379-383 AD, Aquileia Mint, 1st Officina. Obv. Pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG / Rev. Emperor standing front, head left, offering right hand to turreted female on left to help her rise from kneeling position, and holding Victory in left hand on a globe, REPARATIO REIPVB; in exergue: SMAQP (P = 1st Officina). RIC IX 30d, Cohen 27, Sear RCV V 20497. 22mm., 4.3 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1154101[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(The bluish-green areas on the obverse don't appear to be powdery, and in any event don't seem to have advanced much in the 56 or 57 years I've owned the coin!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1154103[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I've seen worse (although certainly not in this thread), especially for a quarter! Although I'm still not planning to make it an "official" part of my collection and add it to my catalog.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4695100, member: 110350"]When I stated that the coin I posted earlier in this thread was my only coin of Theodosius I, I completely forgot to mention that one of the several rather wretched LRBs that I bought from a local coin shop a couple of blocks from where I lived, back in 1963 or 1964 when I was 8 or 9 years old -- at the price of four coins for a dollar! -- was actually a Theodosius I. All the dealer told me was that the emperor was known as Theodosius the Great, which I found immensely impressive at that age regardless of the coin's condition! I didn't identify the type until many years later, from my 1981 edition of Sear's Roman Coin Values. (It may be in poor condition, but at least it was identifiable!) I tried to photograph it for the first time today, so here it is: Theodosius I, AE2 (Sear: Maiorina), 379-383 AD, Aquileia Mint, 1st Officina. Obv. Pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG / Rev. Emperor standing front, head left, offering right hand to turreted female on left to help her rise from kneeling position, and holding Victory in left hand on a globe, REPARATIO REIPVB; in exergue: SMAQP (P = 1st Officina). RIC IX 30d, Cohen 27, Sear RCV V 20497. 22mm., 4.3 g. [ATTACH=full]1154101[/ATTACH] (The bluish-green areas on the obverse don't appear to be powdery, and in any event don't seem to have advanced much in the 56 or 57 years I've owned the coin!) [ATTACH=full]1154103[/ATTACH] Anyway, I've seen worse (although certainly not in this thread), especially for a quarter! Although I'm still not planning to make it an "official" part of my collection and add it to my catalog.[/QUOTE]
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